Ardmore, Tennessee

For other places with the same name, see Ardmore (disambiguation).

Ardmore, Tennessee
City
The flags of the states of Tennessee and Alabama and the US flag in Ardmore
Location of Ardmore, Tennessee Location of Ardmore, Tennessee
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Counties	Giles, Lincoln
Founding	1911
Government
• Mayor	Tim McConnell
Area
• Total	4.5 sq mi (11.8 km2)
• Land	4.5 sq mi (11.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	886 ft (270 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,213
• Density	270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	38449
Area code(s)	931
FIPS code	47-01640
GNIS feature ID	1304866
Website	www.cityofardmoretn.com

Ardmore is a city in Giles and Lincoln counties, Tennessee. The population was 1,213 at the 2010 census. Ardmore is the site of a Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Welcome Center. It borders its sister city, Ardmore, Alabama.

Geography

Ardmore is located at (35.004746, -86.851402).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km²), of which 0.22% is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1950	157		—
1960	195		24.2%
1970	601		208.2%
1980	835		38.9%
1990	866		3.7%
2000	1,082		24.9%
2010	1,213		12.1%
Est. 2014	1,212		−0.1%
Sources:

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,082 people, 427 households, and 306 families residing in the city. The population density was 238.6 people per square mile (92.0/km²). There were 480 housing units at an average density of 105.8 per square mile (40.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.86% White, 1.76% African American, 0.65% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39% of the population.

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The main road in Ardmore

There were 427 households out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-families. 26.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 21.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 82.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,571, and the median income for a family was $40,329. Males had a median income of $35,486 versus $25,391 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,047. About 11.5% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• City of Ardmore official website
• City charter